Smoke billowed into the air this afternoon as Boston firefighters poured water on a five-alarm blaze in a Dorchester triple-decker. Firefighters were called at 11:12 a.m. to the home, where they found heavy smoke coming from the basement and the fire extending upward.
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Boston Fire Department

Shortly after 1 p.m., about two hours after the fire was reported, firefighters jetted seven streams on the fire, including three from aerial ladders.
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Boston Fire Department

The blaze was initially deemed as a two-alarm fire but the Boston Fire Department’s Division 2 deputy chief soon ordered a five-alarm fire. Five firefighters were sent to the hospital for minor injuries. Two civilians were treated for anxiety.
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Boston Fire Department

Seven towers surrounded all sides of the home streaming water through the surrounding trees and in back porch of the triple-decker .
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Firefighters worked hard to prevent the fire from spreading to adjoining triple-deckers.
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Boston Fire Department

Heavy smoke billowed from the top floors inside the triple-decker.
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Firefighters fought the blaze from the second floor porch of a home next door.
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